saw a blue bird. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Doug Hardy <[log in to unmask]> Date: Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 8:40 PM Subject: [UVB] shorebirds still around To: [log in to unmask] Having heard that Ed Hack saw some shorebirds at Pompy yesterday, Spencer and I made a dash up tonight in a free 45-min block of time. The water was down a bit as we arrived (17:25), always a good sign. The number of killdeer was exciting, but then... a flock of peeps went up from the far corner. We had considerable time to observe them through the scope as they gained altitude and headed generally downstream, so Spencer was confident in calling them Least Sandpipers. Estimating the number was tricky; we discussed our individual estimates, consulted eBird's "Bird Counting 101", and decided on 140. This is the highest reported count for Vermont this year. <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/news/bird-counting-101> So shorebirds are still coming through. What else is passing through the Upper Valley? Doug & Spencer Hardy, Norwich Location: Pompy mouth Observation date: 9/4/09 Number of species: 6 Mallard X Turkey Vulture 1 Killdeer 27 Least Sandpiper 140 Rock Pigeon 1 Mourning Dove 1 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/vt) **************************************************************** To post messages, send e-mail to: [log in to unmask] Set your e-mail application to PLAIN TEXT ONLY to post messages. To contact the list owner: [log in to unmask] ---------------------------------------------------------------- Web based archives and subscription management are available at: http://listserv.dartmouth.edu/Archives/uv-birders.html **************************************************************** **************************************************************** To post messages, send e-mail to: [log in to unmask] Set your e-mail application to PLAIN TEXT ONLY to post messages. To contact the list owner: [log in to unmask] ---------------------------------------------------------------- Web based archives and subscription management are available at: http://listserv.dartmouth.edu/Archives/uv-birders.html ****************************************************************